Miloslav Trmac discovered a buffer overflow in texinfo’s index processor. If a user is tricked into processing a .texi file with texindex, this could lead to arbitrary code execution with user privileges.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
9 November 2006
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Miloslav Trmac discovered a buffer overflow in texinfo’s index processor. If a user is tricked into processing a .texi file with texindex, this could lead to arbitrary code execution with user privileges.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.
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